net.sf.seaf.factory
Interface Factory

All Known Implementing Classes:

CachingFactory, DefaultInstantiatingFactory, InitializingFactory, ProxyingFactory, SpringFactory, TypeResolvingFactory

public interface Factory

Factory instantiates and initializes objects.

It is assumed that for a given type, all instances are created and initialized in the same way.

Method Summary

<Type> Type

getInstanceOf(Class<Type> type) Return an initialized instance of the specified type.

Method Detail

getInstanceOf

<Type> Type getInstanceOf(Class<Type> type)
                   throws SeafRuntimeException

Return an initialized instance of the specified type.

Parameters:

type - The type of the requested instance

Returns:

The instance

Throws:

SeafRuntimeException - Thrown when the instance cannot be retrieved